Marine dies in training accident
Stars & Stripes reports that a Marine was killed and three others injured in a training accident in the Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA when the Amphibious Assault Vehicle they were in caught fire;
Cpl. Nicholas Sell, 21, of Eagle Point, Ore., was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He and the other Marines were participating in a battalion assault course in support of an integrated training exercise when the AAV caught fire about 11:20 Monday morning, according to a Marine Corps press release.
Three Marines were treated and released from the hospital on base, and one is being treated at Arrowhead Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was listed in stable condition Wednesday, Marines said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Just a reminder that training for war is just as deadly as the war itself sometimes.
Category: Marine Corps
3rd Tracks was my first unit after graduating radio repair school. Yat Yas, my brother.
RIP Marine!
Prayers for the injured and fallen as well as their families.
RIP Marine.
May the Angels of His Mercy bring solace to his family and friends.
Too young. RIP, Marine!
Rest easy, Devil Dog. See you on the other side.
Fair Winds, Marine. This story makes me sad.
Thank you for your kind words, Nick will be missed by his family and friends. He was loved.